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Charles Crail
Santa Barbara
United States

Services: Sales
Contact: Charles Crail
www.charlescrail.com crailauto@aol.com

Sales of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and other classic cars.
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Don't believe a word

Zero wheels! in Sales
reviewed on 2014-08-20 17:10:36

To be clear - I did not purchase my Bentley directly from Charles Crail. I had contacted him by email because he had sold LHD R-types in the past. He wrote back that a car he had sold just 2 months previously was being traded in into another dealer. He referred me to his original ad for details about the car. Below is a copy of the ad. First of all, it says that only 50 LHD R-types were produced. Crail is supposed to be a Rolls & Bentley expert. Every reference book and website would tell him there were 160 produced. I point this out merely to show his attitude towards honesty. He claimed the car had only three owners, the last in Beverly Hills for 20 years - totally untrue! He claimed the car was rust free. This was a complete lie - it could not pass MOT and required an off-chassis rebuild to repair extensive rust and accident damage. He writes that it is "an absolute joy to drive". I spoke to the collector who had purchased the car directly from Crail and he said that when he got the car, it was unusable and in such bad condition, that he immediately flipped in a partial trade. When I first drove the car, it had no usable brakes, the steering was impossible and the transmission bucked liked a bronco. Is that a joy?

All in all, you cannot believe one word that you hear from Crail. If you purchase a car from him, get an independent appraisal!
I would not recommend this to a friend
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